Sustaining means for infants&#39; bathtubs



C. C. KEEHN. SUSTAINNG MEANS FOR INFANTS BATHTUBS. f 4 APPLlcAxoN FILED Nov. 4,1921'. 3,422,718.

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CLARENCE C. KEEHN, 0F CANANDAG-UA, NEW YORK, "ASSIGNOB/'TO THE LISK MANU- FACTURNG COMPANY, LTD., OF"CNANDAIGUA, NEW' YORKJ A CORPORATON OF NEW YORK.

SUSTAINING MEANS FOR INFANTS vBAIHTUEE5.

Application Itiled Ncvembe1'4,:1921.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be is known that I, CLARENCE C. KEEHN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Canandaigua, in the county of Untario and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Sus taining Means for Infants Bathtubs, of which the following is a specification.

rEhe present invention relates to sustaining means for infants bath tubs and an object of the invention is to provide a sustaining means which may be readily supported upon the ordinary large bathtub to sustain a childs bath tub. Another object of the invention is to provide a sustaining means which may be folded into compact form and will, at the same time. permit the water splashed from the childs tub to pass into the large tub over which the childs tub is arranged. Still another object of the invention is to provide a sustaining means which will be' durable in use, inexpensive to manufacture, and simple in operation.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter de scribed, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the drawings Fig. l shows the sustaining means in plan over an ordinary large sized bath tub;

Fig. 2 shows the sustaining means in side elevation;

Fig. 3 shows the sustaining means in sec tion and positioned over a bath tub; and

Fig. Lt is an edge view of one of the sustaining members.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l indicates the large sized bath tub over which the childs bath tub 2 (shown in dotted lines) is supported by the sustaining means.

rlhe sustaining means in the illustrated embodiment comprises two members in the form of boards 3, their opposed edges being provided with recesses t conforming to the ends of a commercially known childs bath tub 2. These boards or members 3 have, on their opposite sides of the recesses, transverse strips 5, the outer faces of which serve as abutments for cooperating with the inner walls of the bath tub l to prevent movement of the boards in the direction of their lengths transversely of the bath tub 1. The mem- Specicaton of LettersPatent.

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nections 6 which are-anchored at their ends l;at 7 and limit the outward movement of the members 3 awayfrom each other while permitting their movement toward each other for` thev purpose 'of collapsing the sustaining means. It is preferred to arrange the chains 6 close-to therecesses so .that they willlie under the flange of the tub and will be protected from the dirty water splashed from the small tub.

It is apparent that a childs bath tub 2 with curved upwardly flaring ends will, when these ends are brought into engagement with the bevelled -walls of the recesses 4, tend to separate the members 3 to the limit of their outward movement determined by the flexible connections 6 in order to sustain the tub in an upright position, the flange of the tub resting on the boards. The members 3 rest upon the edges of a bath tub l so that the abutment cleats 5 prevent longitudinal movement of the members 3 transversely of the tub l. lVith this arrangement, the water splashed by the child passes into the tub 1 and the upper surface of the members 3 may act to sustain soap, a wash rag and other materials and articles used in washing and drying the child. It is apparent that the structure may be compactly folded, is strong and durable in use and is inexpensive to manufacture.

What l claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. Sustaining means for an infants bath tub comprising two members having opposed receptacle receiving recesses, and flexible connections between said members of such lengths as to permit the members to be held in spaced relation to each other and so constructed as to permit the movement of the members toward each other in their common plane.

2. Sustaining means for an infants bath tub comprising two members having opposed receptacle receiving recesses, and two flexible connections connecting said members on opposite sides of the recesses of such lengths as to permit the members to be held in spaced relation to each other and so constructed as to permit the movement of the members toward each other in their common plane.

3. Sustaining means for an infants bath tub comprising two members having opposed receptacle receiving recesses, connections between said members on opposite sides of the recesses of such lengths as to permit the members to be held in spaced re lation to each other and so constructed as to permit the movement of the members toward each other in their common plane, and abutments on said members on opposite sides of the recesses for cooperating with the inner faces on opposed side faces of a large bath tub to prevent movement of the members transversely of the said tub.

4. Sustaining means for an linfants bath tub comprising two members, two flexible connections between the members between which the inants bath tub is supportedv of such lengths as to `permit the members to be heldin spaced relation to each other and to cooperate with the inner faces of the side Walls of a large'bath tub to prevent movement of the members transversely of said large bath tub.

CLARENCE C. KEEHN. 

